tippen

/[ˈtɪpn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,132

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

tippen is aGermanverb. It means: es kurz mit dem Finger, einem Stock oder Ähnlichem berühren Pronounced [ˈtɪpn̩]. Often confused with Typen and Tipps.

Key facts for tippen
PropertyValue
Headwordtippen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtɪpn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,132
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tippen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for tippen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɪpn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,132 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for tippen, with forms such as "itppen", "tipen", and "tipepn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Typen", "Tipps", "tippt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is tippen, spelled T-I-P-P-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    es kurz mit dem Finger, einem Stock oder Ähnlichem berühren
  2. 2
    auf einer Tastatur schreiben
  3. 3
    einen Tipp (Wette) abgeben
  4. 4
    einen Tipp (Wette) abgeben
  5. 5
    einen Tipp (Wette) abgeben

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: itppen,tipen,tipepn,tippenn,tippne,tpipen,ttippen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tippen

Misspelling Variants of "tippen"

itppen6tipen5tipepn6tippenn7tippne6tpipen6ttippen7
Misspelling Variants of "tippen"

Frequency rank: #11,132 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tippen"?
"tippen" is spelled T-I-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɪpn̩].
What does "tippen" mean?
As a verb, "tippen" means: es kurz mit dem Finger, einem Stock oder Ähnlichem berühren
What words are commonly confused with "tippen"?
"tippen" is commonly confused with "Typen", "Tipps", "tippt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tippen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tippen" is [ˈtɪpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tippen" come from?
"tippen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.